replace
report.Description = Regex.Replace(report.Description, "<.*?>| ", string.Empty);
with the following
report.Description = Regex.Replace(report.Description, "<.*?>| ", string.Empty);
with the following
Regex r = new Regex(@"<span [^>]*(?:font-weight:\s?bold)[^>]*>(?<boldtext>[^<]*)</span>");
report.Description = r.Replace(report.Description, "<b>$1</b>");
Regex p = new Regex("<((?!b)(?!i))[^/>]*>|</((?!b)(?!i))[^>]*>");
report.Description = p.Replace(report.Description, "");